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A review by edshara
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
4.0
I love when you find a book for cheap and it ends up being a good one. I’ve been interested in Ruta Sepetys for awhile now, thanks to BookTube. I decided to go with this book, because her other books seem like they would be more emotionally taxing than this one. I ended up really enjoying the story.
All the characters were interesting but I especially loved Cokie. I loved how loyal he was to Willy and how supportive he was of Josie. As a main character Josie was likable but frustratingly naive. Their were a few times I had to shake my head and say, “Girl, seriously.” Jesse was a dream and Patrick had an interesting storyline, I just wish he could have trusted Josie more (I also understand why he was reluctant). I really appreciated all the bookish references. I would have loved to see Josie’s Goodreads reading challenge, lol.
This wasn’t as much of a mystery, as I thought it was going to be, but the murder did make the plot move along nicely. I llke Ruta Sepetys’ writing style, it’s heartbreaking yet hopeful. While interested in reading more by her, I’m going to have to wait awhile before I take on her other books.
All the characters were interesting but I especially loved Cokie. I loved how loyal he was to Willy and how supportive he was of Josie. As a main character Josie was likable but frustratingly naive. Their were a few times I had to shake my head and say, “Girl, seriously.” Jesse was a dream and Patrick had an interesting storyline, I just wish he could have trusted Josie more (I also understand why he was reluctant). I really appreciated all the bookish references. I would have loved to see Josie’s Goodreads reading challenge, lol.
This wasn’t as much of a mystery, as I thought it was going to be, but the murder did make the plot move along nicely. I llke Ruta Sepetys’ writing style, it’s heartbreaking yet hopeful. While interested in reading more by her, I’m going to have to wait awhile before I take on her other books.